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  The Greatest Hockey Player Who Ever Lived

  by talesin in

  1. social
  2. physical

  here's my vote.

  b o b b y o r r number 4 .

  http://www3.telus.net/orr/ .

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  Gerry Cheevers my all time favorite hockey player.

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  Other Gods.

  by Englishman in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so who are these other gods, then?.

  the societies literature is full of references to false gods, other gods, no gods before me, ad nauseum.. the kingdom squalidies also make frequent referals to "other gods".

  "feared above all gods is he....".

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  ROFLMAO at Thunder and his soapboxing for a diety position
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  Are you a doer or a talker?

  by Maverick in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  there are three kinds of people in the world.

  doers; say what they want to do and most times get it done.

  talkers; who think they are doers, but something always happens to prevent them from actually doing the things they say they want to do.

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  Thunder tends to never think what he does is a "big deal." Everyone else is always amazed and awed ....especially me
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  As a JW, did you ever date someone who was not?

  by cyberguy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i dated a number of witness girls, but none of those relationships went anyware.

  however, as a younger, active jw, i also went out with a few ?worldly?

  girls from school and work.

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  YEP, and married her sexy butt!
  
  Thunder ===}>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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  Are you a doer or a talker?

  by Maverick in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  there are three kinds of people in the world.

  doers; say what they want to do and most times get it done.

  talkers; who think they are doers, but something always happens to prevent them from actually doing the things they say they want to do.

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  I have talked and I have done, but when the done stuff is finished I always have a bit of an empty, "big deal" kind of feeling. I feel like the satisfaction that I should have in my accomplishments is trivialized by the fact that "I" did them. So I find something else to DO, seek out and pluck another feather for a cap I refuse to wear.
  
  Perhaps doers are striving unseccesfuly to impress themselves, while talkers have enough self esteem that they need accomplish nothing out of the ordinary to be happy in their own skin.
  
  Thunder ===}>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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  Other Gods.

  by Englishman in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so who are these other gods, then?.

  the societies literature is full of references to false gods, other gods, no gods before me, ad nauseum.. the kingdom squalidies also make frequent referals to "other gods".

  "feared above all gods is he....".

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  Just thought i'd step in and take a bow.
  
  
  Thunder ===]>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
  
  
  Vote for me "Thunder God Emperor of the Universe"!
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  Lady Lee or anyone that knows about meds w/anxiety

  by SheilaM in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ladylee: why would a doctor put someone with anxiety on lithium?

  no other symptoms just anxiety, guilt (dub stuff ya know) no suicidal thoughts, no depression per se???

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  Blondie,
  
  My sister says she isn't depressed, but how can anyone that is afraid to even go out of the house not be.
  
  Her insurance is paying for all the new meds but won't pony up for a shrink, and I think that might be the missing piece to the puzzle.
  
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  Lady Lee or anyone that knows about meds w/anxiety

  by SheilaM in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ladylee: why would a doctor put someone with anxiety on lithium?

  no other symptoms just anxiety, guilt (dub stuff ya know) no suicidal thoughts, no depression per se???

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  Blondie,
  
  My sister says she isn't depressed, but how can anyone that is afraid to even go out of the house not be.
  
  Her insurance is paying for all the new meds but won't pony up for a shrink, and I think that might be the missing piece to the puzzle.
  
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  My life ... and how JWD came to be - Part 4

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my life ... and how jwd came to be - part 1 .

  my life ... and how jwd came to be - part 2 .

  my life ... and how jwd came to be - part 3

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  Simon,
  
  Thanx for sharing your story. I believe it echoes that of many who have had the good fortune of finding this place.
  
  I am still very angry with the Witnesses. I doubt that will change soon. I take every opportunity afforded me to take a shot at their cult. For me it is theraputic to express publicly my disdain for them, as zealously as I once preached their crap from door to door.
  
  I struggle with the guilt of how many others I exposed to the "lie" because of my "field service".
  
  Sheila and I are grateful for the hospitality you have extended by allowing us to share in this online community.
  
  I hope you will again get to the point where you do enjoy administrating the board all of the time.
  
  Chris ===]>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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  Lady Lee or anyone that knows about meds w/anxiety

  by SheilaM in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ladylee: why would a doctor put someone with anxiety on lithium?

  no other symptoms just anxiety, guilt (dub stuff ya know) no suicidal thoughts, no depression per se???

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  I appreciate everyones cautious suggestions. My sister is the typical unhappy DUB. Her husband is controling and overbearing. She has guilty feelings about every aspect of her life. She is the kind of person who wouldn't say $#!^ if she had a mouthful. As with myself and all of my 11 brothers and sisters, she has been trying any and all treatments to put a smile on her face and some joy in her heart, fightingdepression.
  
  My problem with the situation is she has turned the responsibility for her treatment over to the doctors. That is never a good idea. My older brother did this and has been a reclusive shutin for the past 20 years. He takes so many different meds that the bottles cover half of hiskitchen table. I wonder how many of them just treat side effects of the others, and which one is actually treating the underlying problem?
  
  Doctors make their money perscribing drugs. Drug companies pay doctors on the side to push their drugs and no matter what might be working for you they will always recomend and then perscribe the "newest" thing.
  
  I spent 10 years on anti depressants. All I have to show for it is chronic plurisy and a heart murmer.
  I ditched the meds cold turkey. Its amazing how you can learn to cope when you don't have health insurance. I removed from my life all things that caused me anxiety, not the least of wich was the JW religion, and made a consious effort to do things that were personally fulfilling and enjoyable.
  I let go the guilt and walked away never looking back.
  
  I don't suggest that anyone follow my lead by any means. My depression was situational and not physiological. My thinking processes needed to be changed not my brain's chemical balances.
  
  Sheila and I are not taking any kind of antidepressants now. She does take the SeaSilver and I might join her after seeing the improvement she has experienced.
  My sister is goingto get a second doctors opinion and investigate alternative treatments.
  
  Thunder ===]>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>